Media Library Categories Premium

Adds the ability to use categories in the WordPress Media Library and filter on categories when inserting media. When activated a dropdown of categories will show up in the media library. You can change the category of multiple items at once with bulk actions.

Features

add / edit / remove categories from media items

change the category of multiple items at once with bulk actions

filter on categories in the media library

filter on categories when adding media to a post or page

filter on categories when creating galleries in the media library

taxonomy filter

Support for WordPress 3.1 – 4.9

Screenshots

Filter by category in the media library
use bulk actions to add and remove categories to multiple items at once

Manage categories in the media library

Filter by category when inserting media

Reviews

Changelog

2.1.6

Remember pagenumber when using bulk actions.

Only use wp_safe_redirect instead of wp_redirect.

Better detection if category is empty in gallery shortcode.

Use id attribute in gallery shortcode and show attachments in selected category and uploaded to post ID. [gallery category="my-category-slug" id="123"]

Leave id attribute empty in gallery shortcode to show attachments in selected category and upload to current post. [gallery category="my-category-slug" id=""]

2.1.5

Before creating custom taxonomy check if taxonomy exists.

Use filter instead of action for the displayed attachments.

On some servers the active category was not selected in the dropdown in media list view.

Fixed notice “Undefined index: ids” which in some rare cases would appear.

Support PHP 7.1

Support for GlotPress

Support for WordPress 4.7

2.1.2

Support for WordPress 4.4

Fix compatibility with Advanced Custom Fields and some other plugins.

2.1.1

Support for WordPress 4.2

Security fix for add_query_arg XSS

Remember selected category

2.1.0

Support for WordPress 4.1

Add category checkboxes to attachment details on insert media popup.

2.0.9

Support for WordPress 4.0

Added categories filter to media grid view.

Security enhancement.

Resolved conflict with UberMenu plugin.

2.0.8

Improved compatibility with other plugins that use the [gallery] shortcode.

Remember author when changing categories.

Added example code in the FAQ for creating seperate categories with PHP 4

2.0.7

Added support for category to the default WordPress shortcode gallery.